Arts and Culture

Sampling the Arts in Raleigh

Mary Gilbert Arts and Culture, Tours and Sightseeing, United States April 7, 2014AAA Five Diamond, Ashley Christensen, Auguste Rodin, Beth Lipman, Bidding for Good, Cary, Conde Nast Traveler, Dale Chihuly, El Anatsui, Forbes Travel Guide, Herons, James Beard Foundation, Michael Richards, Mickalene Thomas, NC General Assembly, NCMA, North Carolina, North Carolina Museum of Art, Poole's Uptown Diner, Raleigh, Sculpture, The Umstead Hotel and Spa, Travel, Travel blog, Travel writing 4 Comments

How wonderful to have friends who place top bids in online charity auctions and then ask you to share their winnings. Our friends, Carole and Keith, did just that when she was the recipient of a four-person food and artRead more

Living with the Eames Legacy

Mary Gilbert Arts and Culture, Homes and Gardens, United States September 18, 2013Bronze sculpture, Charles and Ray Eames, Charles and Ray Eames House Preservation Foundation, Charles Eames, Demetrios & Eames, Design, Eames legacy, Eames look, Eames Lounge chair, Eames Office, Guest-host relationship, Herman Miller, Llisa Demetrios, Lucia Eames, Lunar Asparagus Series, Mathematica, Mid-Century Modern, National Historic Landmark, Pacific Palisades, Powers of Ten, Ray Eames, Titan Series, Travel, Travel blog, Travel writing, Vitra 10 Comments

The date was August 21. To Bill and me, it was just the third Wednesday of the month. When we sat down with sculptor Llisa Demetrios that morning at her home and studio in Sonoma County for an interview aboutRead more

Jean Schulz on Charles M. Schulz

Mary Gilbert Arts and Culture, Interviews, United States August 23, 2013Charles M. Schulz, Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center, Charlie Brown, Jean Schulz, Linus, Lucy, My Sweet Babboo, Peanuts, Peanuts comic strip, Sally, Travel, Travel blog, Travel writing, Tweeting, Twitter, Woodstock 0 Comment

Posted from Glen Ellen, CA “If you read the strip, you would know me. Everything I am goes into the strip.” Charles M. Schulz After visiting the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa, I had theRead more

Museum Magic for the Peanuts Gang

Mary Gilbert Arts and Culture, History, United States August 21, 2013Barney Google, Cartoon, Charles M. Schulz, Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center, Charlie Brown, Coddingtown Mall, Comic strip, Jean Schulz, Lucy, Morphing Snoopy, Museum, One Snoopy Place, Peanuts, Peanuts comic strip, Santa Rosa, Snoopy, Sonoma County, Travel, Travel blog, Travel writing, Warm Puppy Cafe, Yoshiteru Otani 8 Comments

Posted from Glen Ellen, CA “The only thing I ever wanted to be was a cartoonist. That’s my Life. Drawing. I would draw comic strips even if I weren’t getting paid for it…..I’m obsessed with thinking of funny things.” CharlesRead more

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